'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE...
("NOT A CREATURE WAS STIRRING...")

“Ben Beckley is hilarious as the short-fused father.”
—Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times

WELCOME TO NOWHERE

"Once we've discerned that these unnerving performers aren't planning to whip out pistols and sprinkle bullets into the audience (craggy-faced Ben Beckley seemed a likely suspect), we find ourselves entering their lonely, disoriented world."
—Abigail Deutsch, The Village Voice

TWELVE OPHELIAS

"It's absolutely refreshing—in the present-day theatre world full of shows that can easily be TV sitcoms or TV dramas—to see a production that's truly, genuinely, wonderfully theatrical....Horatio becomes H (Ben Beckley), best friend and confidante of Rude Boy, a partner for boyish-manly things like wrestling, fighting, and talking about women."
—Saviana Stanescu, newyorktheatre.com

LOS ANGELES

"Director Adam Rapp colors the proceedings with menace and shade, allowing each actor (most of them non-equity thesps from the Flea's resident company) the chance to murkily shine."
—Alexis Soloski, The Village Voice

OFF STAGE: THE WEST VILLAGE FRAGMENTS

“...warmhearted and well-researched…a treat for anyone with an interest in the origins of downtown theater….”
—Jason Zinoman, The New York Times

THE ILLUSION

 “The father is a self-satisfied lawyer, played with exacting, black-suited priggishness by Ben Beckley.”
— Louise Kennedy, The Boston Globe

ANDY AND EDIE

 “…kudos to Ben Beckley for his spot-on vocal mimicry...”
—Deidre McFadyen, Off-Off Online

“Ben Beckley offers a quick, pungent cartoon of the late George Plimpton.”
—Adam Feldman, TimeOut New York

MACBETH

 “…Ben Beckley essayed the role of Duncan well…”
—Elias Stimac, The Off-Off Broadway Review

ARCADIA

 “There hadn't been a buzz on the Princeton campus to match Thursday's opening night excitement for Tom Stoppard's ‘Arcadia’ at Theatre Intime since a celebrated production of ‘Equus’ half a generation ago….Ben Beckley is a dour Valentine, relieved nicely by occasional spurts of pithy humor.”
—Stuart Duncan, The Princeton Packet

KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN

 “Beckley's Valentin plays nicely off [Rakesh] Satyal's lighter Molina. His highly-stylized voice is ideal for the most intense moments of the musical, bringing a great deal of strength to numbers such as ‘Over the Wall’ and ‘The Day After That.’ It is a difficult part to tackle and Beckley does so with gusto.”
—Iris Blasi, The Daily Princetonian

PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE

 “Benjamin Beckley '02 prances onto stage as Picasso and his exuberance about painting and womanizing immediately captivates the audience….As he waves his pencil, his words enthrall….”
— Aili McConnon, The Daily Princetonian